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The Chronicle Telegram in Elyria, Ohio

13 Jun 2009

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The Chronicle Telegram

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Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

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Jun 13, 2009

Page

6

John Brown's Harpers Ferry raid reshapes racial legacy

The 1859 Harpers Ferry raid led by John Brown is framed as opening a long national debate on slavery and equality. The piece traces reactions, survivor counts, and enduring questions about Brown’s motives and the era’s harsh racial laws while noting descendants and scholars reframing his legacy.

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Harpers Ferry Brown U.S National Park Service West Virginia America Alice Keesey Mecoy Libby Mecoy Allen Texas John Powell John Brown Powell Cincinnati Bob O'Connor Charles Town Gordon Council of America
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John Brown pikes Fueled Fear and Collector Buzz

The nearly seven foot pikes ordered by John Brown for an abolitionist army became prized relics after his failed 1859 raid. Some were bought as souvenirs, with one sold in 2007 for 13000, as historians note the weapons' role in fueling northern fear and southern paranoia before the Civil War.

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Jean Libby Palo Alto Califhisto Brown Virginia Dargan John Brown Connecticut Maryland U.S Harpers Ferry W.va South Dennis Lowe Edmund Ruffin Alfred W. Barbour Federal Arsenal Alabama Clement C. Clay Ruffin Statehouse Examiner Richmond Eric H. Walther University of Houston Washington Dennis Frye Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
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